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We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust.</p><p>We employ experienced marketing consultants throughout the UK that help local businesses promote their products and services to local audiences.</p><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-alt"> <div class="grid flex solid-overlay tertiary"> <picture class="picture-60" style="order: 2"> <source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_1800xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/liq-AboutUs-Header.png"> <source media="(min-width: 420px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/liq-AboutUs-Header.png"> <img src="/assets/images/general/_2200xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/liq-AboutUs-Header.png" class="picture" alt="Liq About Us Header"> </picture> <div class="content-40 "> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="content smaller"> <h3>Welcome</h3><p>We are the leading local news publisher in the UK with a portfolio of more than 200 news and media brands. With an online audience of over 50 million users a month and over 4 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population.</p><p>In addition to our local news brands, we own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as <a href="https://www.s1jobs.com/">s1jobs</a>, <a href="http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/">Exchange & Mart</a>, and Newsquest Specialist Media. </p><p>Our parent company is <a href="http://www.gannett.com/">Gannett</a>, the largest news publisher in the US. Gannett is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-alt"> <div class="grid flex solid-overlay white"> <picture class="picture-60" > <source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_1800xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Gannett-line-up.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 420px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Gannett-line-up.jpg"> <img src="/assets/images/general/_2200xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Gannett-line-up.jpg" class="picture" alt="Gannett line up"> </picture> <div class="content-40 right"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="content smaller"> <h3><strong>Gannett</strong></h3><p>With deep roots in cities and towns across the U.S. and the U.K, Gannett brings a long-standing history of investing in journalism. Our mission is to make communities stronger, to inform and engage them — as an award-winning, trusted news organization and as a modern media company pushing the boundaries of what content is, how it’s experienced and how it’s used. </p><p>Gannett is focused on continuing to connect people to content that matters and business to the customers they want to reach.</p> <a href="https://www.gannett.com/" target="_blank" class="button secondary">Go to Gannett Inc</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container primary"> <div class="grid wrapper"> <div class="content medium center"> <h3> </h3><h3>Our History</h3><p>Newsquest’s history goes back a long way – one of our news brands, the Berrow's Worcester Journal, was first published in 1690 and is the oldest surviving newspaper in the world. As a company however, Newsquest is relatively new, formed in 1996 as a management buy-out of Reed Regional Newspapers with backing from US private equity company, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR). We floated on the London Exchange in 1997. In July 1999, Newsquest was acquired by Gannett.</p><p>Newsquest’s acquisitions have included CN Group, NWN Media, Isle of Wight County Press, Romanes Media Group, SMG plc, Newscom plc, Westminster Press, Contact-a-car, Kinsman Reeds Ltd, Review Group, Horley Publishing, Dimbleby Newspaper Group, Surrey & Sussex Publishing, Exchange & Mart, and Auto Exchange.</p><p>Newsquest Media Group acquired of Archant Community Media Ltd from Rcapital, a private investment firm in March 2022. Rcapital had owned the Archant business since September 2020. </p><p>Archant owns a portfolio of leading local news brands principally in East Anglia, and also publishes a portfolio of successful regional County Life magazines. Its news brands include the Eastern Daily Press (EDP), the East Anglia Daily Times, Norwich Evening News, and Ipswich Star.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-alt"> <div class="grid flex solid-overlay tertiary"> <picture class="picture-60" style="order: 2"> <source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_1800xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/GettyImages-1098391868.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 420px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/GettyImages-1098391868.jpg"> <img src="/assets/images/general/_2200xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/GettyImages-1098391868.jpg" class="picture" alt="Getty Images 1098391868"> </picture> <div class="content-40 "> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="content smaller"> <h3>Leadership</h3><p>Newsquest is a devolved business with senior leaders and decision-makers embedded in the heart of the communities and markets they serve. We champion local flexibility and agility, understanding the imperative of responding to challenges and opportunities in different towns and cities.</p><p>At the same time, the integration of our organizations provides an excellent opportunity to learn from each other and to build on each other’s best practices, whether in news, marketing, sales, technology, administration and more.</p><p>Whether you join us as an industry starter or an experienced professional, we empower you to find challenging work, learn every day and make a difference.</p> <a href="https://www.newsquest.co.uk/leadership" class="button secondary">Leadership Team</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-alt"> <div class="grid flex solid-overlay white"> <picture class="picture-60" > <source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_1800xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/liq-tn-AboutUs-image2.png"> <source media="(min-width: 420px)" srcset="/assets/images/general/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/liq-tn-AboutUs-image2.png"> <img src="/assets/images/general/_2200xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/liq-tn-AboutUs-image2.png" class="picture" alt="Liq tn About Us image2"> </picture> <div class="content-40 right"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="content smaller"> <h3>Editorial Policy</h3><p>Newsquest’s news brands reflect the views of the communities they serve.</p><p>Our Editors have complete editorial independence and are free to edit as they see fit and do so in the interests of the individual communities they represent. Newsquest management does not interfere in editorial content decisions.</p><p>Our local newspapers are politically neutral in that they are not affiliated with a particular political party or movement.</p><p>Newsquest news brands aim to provide accurate reports of news, views and local life to a high professional standard. We want to be the authoritative source of local news that readers can trust.</p><p>Our news brands are regulated by the Independent Press Standard’s Organisation (IPSO) and we abide by the Editor’s Code.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="footer" id="legal"> <div class="grid wrapper"> <div class="col-12 sm-col-12 md-col-6"> <div class="col-12 md-col-9"> <img src="/assets/images/logos/_400xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Light-Logo.png" class="footer-logo" alt="Newsquest Media Group logo"/> <p>We are a media company with a difference. 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